NSWCUP SF Canberra Raiders v Penrith Panthers 15/9 1:00pm1 JFLEGG SF Penrith Panthers v Cronulla Sharks 15/9 3:00pm1
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1. NSW Cup Semi Final and Jersey Flegg Semi Final to be played at Leichhardt Oval. Leichhardt NSW
Telstra Premiership Qualifying Final | Full Time
Penrith Panthers
30
Tries Goals
Luke Garner (2), Brian To'o, Izack Tago, Jarome Luai. Nathan Cleary (5/6)
Sydney Roosters
10
Tries Goals
Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i, James Tedesco. Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i (1/2)
For those buying tickets today in the membership purchase window you will need you AAN (Advantage Access Number) to access the purchase section on the Ticketek website.
Unlike previous years, the code is different to the AAN you had last year.
To find your AAN go to this link and provide your Last Name, Member Number and Club then follow the prompts to retrieve your AAN.
There seems to be much talk about the advantage of a home ground match. I can see that would apply in situations where the two sides are based far apart. But, from my understanding, each team’s supporters have equal opportunity to buy tickets, such as the 10 am Monday batch. So, when our opponents are another Sydney side, the tyranny of distance doesn’t apply and our normal crowd dominance wouldn’t occur. That is even more so when the Easts rich listers can more afford the expensive seating costs inflicted on us by the NRL, and there is no more accessible ground / parking than Penrith Park precinct.
I wrote to the NRL about this issue either last year or the year before. The reply I got was along the lines of “we have to be fair to all supporters”. As I pointed out to them, they are not being fair to the more dedicated supporters, who have often spent years buying season tickets, by allowing people who never show up except for finals the same opportunity.
From an albeit small sample size, 3 purchasers buying around 15 tickets for the game, it is clear that the system has changed from previously. All 3 buyers received seats in Diamond section (Bays 27 & 28) using the AAN code provided, including those with existing Diamond category seats getting seats within almost reaching difference of their regular season seats.
This is very different to the ‘generic’ code ‘system’ used in previous years (20/22/23) where everyone’s code was the same code, a code that could easily guessed by anyone.
Not quite the ’ buy you own seat’ that should be used, and is used at other venues, but much better and we are happy. Hopefully from 2026/27 when we return home, punters will be able to buy their ‘own’ seat for home finals
Not sure the “rich listers” would be slumming it in regular stand seating at Penny Park mate. More likely to be seen at other ‘events’ with the leather elbow patch brigade at Bledisloe Cup or Royal Randwick.
If they are at Penrith on Friday night, they will be guests in corporate. Most of the RL fans around Bondi would more likely follow the warriors than the rorters! Some years ago when there were arguments about fan numbers etc, the roosters had more supporters west of Redfern than east of there, and a significant number were from Mt Druitt
The Roarters are a family and friends club….the only real fans they have are family and friends of the players.
We should make the most of home advantage….lets go Panthers.
We are going with an all forward bench, so obviously no worries about Nath or any other backs fitness.
I never did get around to writing my summary of last weeks game, but in the end it was almost a training run, imagine the instructions were “just win with no injuries, no suspensions”.
That’s also the game plan all through the finals.
A couple of notes: it goes without saying we need to start hard, fast and strong. Minimise the errors and don’t give Kline any reason to penalise us. It’s finals, so if offered a gift two points take it. Don’t wait till the last few minutes to kick a field goal.
Statistics and records mean nothing from here in. I’m confident the team knows it and knows what it takes,
Team update has Garner starting in place of Sorensen. Scneider comes onto the bench. Don’t know what happened to Sorensen - hammy still troubling him, maybe?
What a game! Penrith switch the gearbox into top gear for the finals. A brief comeback from the roosters the. We turn on the panthers defense and smother any hope for them.
Garner was great, Cleary steered the ship well, but without a doubt Dylan was the standout MOTM. Teddy looked like a fool in comparison
Last week I was melancholy after the game, tonight was just a party.
More at the ground than the offical crowd tally. I reckon 23-24k - definitely the biggest I have ever experienced.
Fairwell ol girl, you served us well to the very end.
A week off to recover - one game away from our 5th grand final in a row!
It was hard not to get emotional after full time, after so many years at this ground. Back when I was a kid we were members, but I became a full paying adult in 2014. To be on this ride is just phenomenal. Really going to miss the den, but hopefully we can bring that energy to Accor, then commbank next year.
Refereeing is still a worry; two guess agains and a penalty in the opening minutes of the second half gave the roosters a sniff which they didn’t deserve.
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Wind: E 6km/h)
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